Yannick Noah was presented as the new Davis Cup captain of France on Tuesday (22nd September).

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SOUNDBITE (French): Yannick Noah, French Davis Cup captain

"We can really improve ourselves. It's a question of letting play the very good players, to assure that these players, when they play for the French team, arrive in the best possible conditions so that they can give the best of their selves on D-Day. I have the impression - and I did not conceal my thoughts - that it's not the case for years. I have this crazy hope to give again, to frame again, to reorganize certain things."

SOUNDBITE (French): Yannick Noah, French Davis Cup captain

"I understood very well that since a certain time, the players did not achieve to completely open up on important matches of the Davis Cup, meanwhile they achieved to give the best of themselves on Grand Slams or other tournaments. The question is why ? That's my work to find.